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Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples

Simple Church: Returning to God's Process for Making Disciples

by Thom S. Rainer

The simple revolution has begun. From the design of the iPod to the uncluttered Google home page, simple ideas are changing the world. Simple Church clearly calls for Christians to return to the simple gospel-sharing methods of Jesus. No bells or whistles required, so to speak. Based on case studies of four hundred American churches, authors Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger prove that the process for making... (more)

The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty

The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty

by Jack Canfield, Les Hewitt

The No 1 reason that stops people from getting what they want is lack of focus. People who focus on what they want, prosper. Those who don't, struggle. In The Power of Focus you'll discover the specific focusing strategies used by the world's most successful men and women. Find out how to: -Focus on your strengths and eliminate everything that is holding you back. -Change bad habits into habits that will make you... (more)

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

A Leader Becomes a Leader: Inspirational Stories of Leadership for a New Generation

by J. Kevin Sheehan

A Leader Becomes a Leader opens with a window on history: Henry David Thoreau riding a borrowed horse and wagon into the woods around Concord, Massachusetts to Walden Pond in 1845. There, he writes a classic work that has a powerful effect on the lives and philosophies of seminal leaders in the next century as diverse as Mohandas Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Thoreau believed that a... (more)

Getting Things Done

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

In today's world, yesterday's methods just don't work. In Getting Things Done , veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people across the country. Allen's premise is simple: our productivity is directly proportional to our ability to relax. Only when our minds are clear and our thoughts are... (more)

Focus : The Future of Your Company Depends on It (HarperBusiness Essentials)

Focus : The Future of Your Company Depends on It (HarperBusiness Essentials)

by Al Ries

What's the secret to a company's continued growth and prosperity? Internationally known marketing expert Al Ries has the answer: focus. His commonsense approach to business management is founded on the premise that long-lasting success depends on focusing on core products and eschewing the temptation to diversify into unrelated enterprises. Using real-world examples, Ries shows that in industry after industry,... (more)

A Bias for Action: How Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower, Achieve Results, and Stop Wasting Time

A Bias for Action: How Effective Managers Harness Their Willpower, Achieve Results, and Stop Wasting Time

by Heike Bruch

The Surprising Truth About Effective Managers Why do most managers work so hard but accomplish so little? We have blamed everything from a lack of motivation, time, and money to the overwhelming amount of work and corporate bureaucracy that managers face. But a new study suggests a different cause: how much willpower managers bring to their jobs. In A Bias for Action , Sumantra Ghoshal and Heike Bruch... (more)

Law of Attraction

by Michael J. Losier

You may not be aware of it, but a very powerful force is at work in your life. It's called the Law of Attraction and right now it is attracting people, jobs, situations and relationships in your life - not all of them good! If your life feels as if it has turned south and taken on the characteristics of a bad soap opera, it's time to pick up this book.

Power Yoga

by Beryl Bender Birch

THE OFFICIAL YOGA PROGRAM OF THE NEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS CLUB Power Yoga is a unique combination of dynamic breathing and strong, flowing movement, which creates a high-heat, high-energy workout. Unlike any other yoga program, Power Yoga is a choreographed sequence of postures that flow into one another, building strength, unwinding tight joints, and loosening muscles. Beautiful photographs and clear... (more)

The Wisdom of Crowds

by James Surowiecki

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant–better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture,... (more)

Basic Guitar Lessons: Play Guitar With Happy Traum Omnibus Edition (Guitar Books)

Basic Guitar Lessons: Play Guitar With Happy Traum Omnibus Edition (Guitar Books)

by Happy Traum

Books 1, 2, 3, and 4 all brought together in one complete volume.

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal

by James E. Loehr

The number of hours in a day is fixed, but the quantity and quality of energy available to us is not. This fundamental insight has the power to revolutionize the way you live. As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz demonstrate in their groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, managing energy, not time, is the key to enduring high performance as well as to health, happiness, and life balance. Their Full Engagement... (more)

Along for the Ride (Adventures in Odyssey)

Along for the Ride (Adventures in Odyssey)

by AIO Team

Odyssey is buzzing with activity! Why is the Statue of Liberty missing? Why is a young boy so desperate to find a toy lamb? Will anyone show up to see Marvin Washington's new band? Why are cows filing a class-action lawsuit against Little Boy Blue? And who's been leaving mysterious messages on Connie's voicemail? Find the answers to these questions and more in this latest release from Adventures in Odyssey! Volume... (more)

Adventures In Odyssey Cassettes #4: Puns, Parables, And Perilous Predicaments

Adventures In Odyssey Cassettes #4: Puns, Parables, And Perilous Predicaments

by AIO Team

In Odyssey, the kids don't just learn lessons--they live them! Like the true story of an eccentric man who builds the world's biggest floating zoo--in faith. More than just a "discovery emporium," Whit's End serves as a convenient stage for exploring truths . . . and it's always Fun-damentally entertaining! The Gold series includes bonus tracks, fun facts, and behind-the-scenes details! Volume 4 contains the... (more)

The Future of the Body

by Michael Murphy

The author of Golf in the Kingdom writes a magnus opus that Darwin would have written if he had looked to the future instead of the past. By synthesizing more than 30 years of research from more than 3,000 sources, including ancient and modern records of sports, medicine, the arts, and religious practices, Murphy identifies the techniques that all transformative disciplines use and forms them into a coherent... (more)

The Very Busy Spider

by Eric Carle

With the use of raised printing, this innovative book adds the sense of touch to vision and hearing as ways to understand and enjoy the strikingly designed illustrations and the memorable story. Various farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. Enjoyed by all audiences, this book’s tactile element makes it especially... (more)

Mastering Life's Energies: Simple Steps to a Luminous Life at Work and Play

Mastering Life's Energies: Simple Steps to a Luminous Life at Work and Play

by Maria Nemeth

Everyone has had luminous moments in their lives. It's the "a-ha" moment when one experiences the beauty and grace of life, whether it be when looking into the eyes of a newborn child or watching the sun set over the ocean. But those moments are usually too brief. Too often, people walk around in a fog, feeling vaguely frustrated, resigned, and cynical and asking all the wrong questions about how to make life... (more)

The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness

The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness

by Richard M. Moss

Many people obstruct their innate potential through repeated patterns of emotional struggle and suffering. This practical, hands-on guide explains why and how people habitually fall into this trap and provides a program, easily incorporated into everyday life, that frees them from this destructive behavior. Using a simple mandala, the book illustrates the four places humans go when they feel threatened,... (more)

MasterWork : Master of Time

by Arnaud Maitland

MasterWork presents a map for mastering the art of working well; cultivating our inner resources while getting practical results in the world.

Mastering Successful Work: Wakeup! : Mastering Successful Work (Skillful Means Series)

Mastering Successful Work: Wakeup! : Mastering Successful Work (Skillful Means Series)

by Tarthang Tulku

Clear, powerful guidance on how to make work into a path of transformation and dynamic realization.

Interface Strategies: Optimal and Costly Computations (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs)

Interface Strategies: Optimal and Costly Computations (Linguistic Inquiry Monographs)

by Tanya Reinhart

In this monograph Tanya Reinhart discusses strategies enabling the interface of different cognitive systems, which she identifies as the systems of concepts, inference, context, and sound. Her point of departure is Noam Chomsky's hypothesis that language is optimally designed—namely, that in many cases, the bare minimum needed for constructing syntactic derivations is sufficient for the full needs of the... (more)

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by Thom S. Rainer

by Jack Canfield, Les Hewitt

by J. Kevin Sheehan

The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

by David Allen

by Al Ries

by Heike Bruch

by Michael J. Losier

by Beryl Bender Birch

by James Surowiecki

by Happy Traum

by James E. Loehr

by AIO Team

by AIO Team

by Michael Murphy

by Eric Carle

by Maria Nemeth

by Richard M. Moss

by Arnaud Maitland

by Tarthang Tulku

by Tanya Reinhart